Katey Sagal

After avoiding the subject for much of its lifetime, television has begun featuring stories that include rape. And many people are not happy about it. With television now functioning as much national encounter group as entertainment, any act of violence or misfortune befalling a major character is immediately followed by a cacophony of anguish and/or rage on social media. But none, not even child murder, sparks as much emotional fury and deep thought as rape. Once upon a time, the assault of a main character was wreathed in solemnity, heralded by disclaimers and intimations of "a very important episode." Lately, however, shows as thematically diverse as "The...

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